Red Sox place right-handed pitcher Domingo Tapia on 10-day injured list

BOSTON, MA—The Boston Red Sox today placed right-handed pitcher Domingo Tapia on the 10-day injured list with a right biceps contusion. To fill Tapia’s spot on the active roster, the club reinstated right-handed pitcher Austin Brice from the 10-day injured list.

Chief Baseball Officer Chaim Bloom made the announcement.

Tapia, 29, made his first career appearance on an active major league roster this season. In five relief outings with Boston, he allowed one run on four hits in 4.1 innings, striking out four batters and walking two. Signed by Boston as a minor league free agent prior to the 2019 season, the right-hander has made 242 minor league appearances (102 starts) in the Mets (2010-16), Reds (2017-18), and Red Sox (2019) organizations, going 38-50 with a 4.14 ERA (315 ER/685.0 IP).

Brice, 28, was placed on the 10-day injured list on September 10 (retroactive to September 9) due to a right lat strain. The right-hander is 1-0 with a 6.27 ERA (13 ER/18.2 IP) and 23 strikeouts in 20 appearances this season, including one start. He has held right-handed hitters to a .205 batting average (9-for-44), allowing only one home run to his 51 righties faced. Acquired from the Miami Marlins on January 10, 2020 in exchange for minor league shortstop Angeudis Santos, Brice is the only player born in China ever to appear in a major league game for the Red Sox.